Kelly Macnamara

"It breaks my heart": UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher says "we're seeing staggering amounts of money, reportedly a billion dollars a day” being spent on the Middle East war, rather than addressing the world’s “huge humanitarian caseload.”

World’s largest krill harvester at centre of row over ‘blue tick’ sustainability label Aker Qrill is facing criticism of its fishery management amid calls by environmentalists for curbs on Antarctic fishing of the keystone species

The fishing of krill is putting marine wildlife at risk.❗

To protect this fragile ecosystem, the fishery needs to be paused until stronger management and safeguards are in place.

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Gas prices jumped again this morning and are on track to double - a stark reminder of our exposure to fossil fuel volatility.

The real solution isn’t more drilling, but moving away from combustion: electrify, use renewable power, and boost energy efficiency.

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

Easing looming regime succession crisis by pulling it forward a bit, having it take place under galvanizing conflict duress, gifting Khamenei his wish of martyrdom vs. a bedridden death amid legacy of ashes, granting free reign to resistance-legitimated IRGC junta via conflict resolution. Great work

How I feel, every day.

Breaking: China's official statistics report a 0.3% drop in CO2 emissions from energy&industry in 2025, the third time that annual emissions have fallen this century and the first fall predominantly driven by clean energy growth. 🧵

Tomorrow is the last day for applications for our new fellowship intake to support Myanmar journalists. Do apply or pass on to worthy candidates in your networks!

The Long February

Here's a short but poignant graphic novel from our storytelling fellow and illustrator JC about the past five years of #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar.

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Article - Nuffield Politics Research Centre

@martamiori.bsky.social and I have been writing, since 2024, about why Labour's 'Reform' challenge and emphasis was based on a misunderstanding of Labour's vote. Here for anyone interested: politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan gets final official approval City Hall hopes to stop traffic from using the street by September.

Delighted to announce that following the consultation, I'm giving the green light to make Oxford Street traffic-free.

There is still lots of good climate journalism out their and celebrating the best of these stories feels more important than ever. Apply!

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

Deluge fore­cast to raise food prices in Europe Winter ‘pantry’ depleted as rains dev­ast­ate crops across Medi­ter­ranean coun­tries

#Fossilflation European food price edition

This is lovely

"We left our homes and found each other.
Raised signs. Steady voices.
Fear softened, just briefly.
The streets held our hope"

JC's short piece on the 5 years since coup is well worth a read. Each year captured in a few powerful lines.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Really worth reading 👇

She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.

She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.

Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

They don’t want you to know!

China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.

It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

The EPA's decision not to rely on the DOE Climate Working Group report for the Endangerment Finding repeal is appropriate. The report’s fundamental flaws make it unsuitable as a basis for policy decisions. The report demonstrates systematic methodological failures. It relies heavily on cherry-picked studies while omitting contrary evidence from the peer-reviewed literature. Key findings are presented in ways that misrepresent what the underlying research actually shows. These are not minor errors—they are the kinds of problems that would render a scientific analysis indefensible in any rigorous review process, including judicial review. The process itself also failed to meet basic scientific standards. The report was not peer reviewed and certainly appears to be working backward from a pre-determined conclusion. The DOE received substantial public comments challenging the report’s conclusions after the public release but never responded to them. A credible scientific assessment requires engagement with contrary evidence and criticism, not silence. Notably, the Climate Working Group’s membership are the cream of the crop of climate contrarians. The DOE report therefore represents the best case against mainstream science. That they produced a report that is so lacking in credibility actually demonstrates how strong mainstream climate science actually is.

I've been getting a lot of requests from reporters for comments about the removal of the DOE Climate Working Group report from the EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding.

Here are some comments:

Good work. Hopefully other reporters will follow up, especially those who may have inadvertently misled their readers

Some great solutions to help protect against flooding here, from green roofs to this really inspiring project to turn an old depot into swimming ponds!
Also of course more thoughtful building strategies
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This is an astounding example of the increasing intensity of rain storms.
#climate
#water

Africa records fastest-ever solar growth in 2025 Africa's solar power installations increased in 2025 marking the fastest annual growth on record

Africa records fastest-ever solar growth, as installations jump in 2025 www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/04/a...

A man wearing a brown leather jacket with black leather pants, black boots, and a black shirt.

A man wearing a brown shearling bomber with a cream colored turtleneck and tan colored suede pants.

Jim Morrison in a black leather jacket, black t-shirt, black leather pants, and suede boots.

A chart shows that Bitcoin has fallen 34% in the last year. At its peak within this period, it was about $125k. Today, it's $64k.

if you took my advice last year and bought used leather pants, wore those leather pants, and then resold them on eBay, you would have made more money than if you invested in bitcoin

A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...

🇮🇹 Over 1,000 people evacuated after huge landslide in Sicily

More than 1,000 people were evacuated in Sicily after a four-kilometre section of cliff crumbled during a storm, leaving houses perched perilously on the edge
#AFPVertical

Thinking about the underlying notion of truth this morning. 🧵